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| Colour management | Light source | Illumination | The source of light whose spectral composition influences perceived colour. | Lichtquelle | Source lumineuse | Fuente de luz | Sorgente luminosa | 光源 | Nguồn sáng | ||||||||||||
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Do not evaluate colour without defining the illumination.
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| Thread size and measurement | Linear density | Yarn count; thread count | Mass per unit length used to describe the fineness of a yarn or thread. | Feinheit / lineare Dichte | Masse linéique | Densidad lineal | Massa lineare | 线密度 | Khối lượng tuyến tính | ||||||||||||
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Direct and indirect numbering systems behave differently.
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| Applications and industries | Lining | lining | An inner material layer used for comfort, appearance, protection or construction. | Futter | Doublure | Forro | Fodera | 里料 | Lớp lót | ||||||||||||
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| Thread quality and performance | Linting | Fluff generation | The release of fibres or particles from a thread during processing. | Faserflug / Fusselbildung | Peluchage | Formación de pelusa | Formazione di peluria | 掉毛 | Phát sinh xơ bụi | ||||||||||||
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Do not confuse linting with thread fraying.
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| Stitch types and seam operations | Lockstitch seams | lockstitch seams | A sewing or stitch formation described as lockstitch seams. | Steppnähte | Coutures au point noué | Costuras de pespunte | Cuciture a punto annodato | 锁式线迹接缝 | Đường may mũi thắt nút | ||||||||||||
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| Machine and needle components | Long groove | long groove | The long channel on a sewing-machine needle that protects and guides the needle thread. | Langrinne | Rainure longue | Ranura larga | Scanalatura lunga | 长槽 | Rãnh dài | ||||||||||||
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| Machine and needle components | Looper | looper | A stitch-forming component that carries or catches thread in chainstitch and overlock systems. | Kettenstichgreifer | Boucleur | Áncora | Crochet | 弯针 | Móc xích | ||||||||||||
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| Seam quality and testing | Looper thread | Lower looper thread; upper looper thread | A thread carried by a looper in chainstitch, overlock or coverstitch formation. | Greiferfaden | Fil de boucleur | Hilo del áncora | Filo del crochet | 弯针线 | Chỉ móc | ||||||||||||
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State upper or lower looper where relevant.
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| Troubleshooting and sewing defects | Loose stitches | Slack stitches | Stitches with insufficient tension or poor thread control that do not lie securely in the material. | Lose Stiche | Points lâches | Puntadas flojas | Punti lenti | 线迹松弛 | Mũi may lỏng | ||||||||||||
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Do not correct by increasing tension before checking the thread path.
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| Thread size and measurement | Lower thread | under thread (allg.) | Technical term used for lower thread in sewing, embroidery or textile production. | Unterfaden | Fil inférieur | Hilo inferior | Filo inferiore | 底线 | Chỉ dưới | ||||||||||||
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| Thread quality and performance | Lubricant | Sewing lubricant | A substance applied to thread to influence friction and processing behaviour. | Präparationsmittel / Gleitmittel | Lubrifiant | Lubricante | Lubrificante | 润滑剂 | Chất bôi trơn | ||||||||||||
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Excess lubricant can also cause processing or staining problems.
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| Thread quality and performance | Lubrication | Thread finish; lubricant application | A controlled finish applied to optimise friction, heat behaviour and sewability. | Präparation / Gleitmittelauftrag | Lubrification | Lubricación | Lubrificazione | 润滑 | Bôi trơn | ||||||||||||
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Do not translate only as “Schmierung” in textile production contexts.
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